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Mr. Nelson sold 147 bags of popcorn and 216 bottles of water in 3 days. At this rate, how many more bottles of water than bags of popcorn will Mr. Nelson sell in 5 days?
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To find the difference in the number of bottles of water and bags of popcorn that Mr. Nelson will sell in 5 days, we first need to calculate the daily sales rate for each item.
In 3 days, Mr. Nelson sold 147 bags of popcorn, so his daily rate of selling popcorn is 147/3 = 49 bags per day.
Similarly, he sold 216 bottles of water in 3 days, so his daily rate of selling water is 216/3 = 72 bottles per day.
In 5 days, he will sell:
49 bags/day x 5 days = 245 bags of popcorn
72 bottles/day x 5 days = 360 bottles of water
The difference between the number of bottles of water and bags of popcorn sold in 5 days is:
360 - 245 = 115
Therefore, Mr. Nelson will sell 115 more bottles of water than bags of popcorn in 5 days. The answer is 115.